place holder
Reserves a spot
A place holder (also placeholder) is something that temporarily occupies a position until the intended thing arrives.
In documents, a place holder marks where content will go: The designer used lorem ipsum as a place holder for the final copy.
In competitions, a place holder reserves a spot.
People can serve as place holders too—interim appointments holding positions until permanent selections are made.
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- stunt doublePerformer doing hazardous scenes
- body doublePerformer replacing the star
- bookmarkLocation saver for pages
- proxyAuthorized substitute
substitute · fill in · marker · blank slate · pronoun · ellipsis · lorem ipsum · variable · generic term · scaffold · nameplate · stand in line · representation · symbol · snap · back · stub · temp
place holderthe real thing
Authentic original version
final version · original · finished product · mainstay · fixture
place holdersubstance
Physical material with mass
principal · centerpiece · main attraction · headliner · star
place holderactive ingredient
Substance producing the effect
principal · key element · meat · substance
place, holder, places, placed, placing, placement, placements, displace, displaced